You'll need oranges, cranberries, cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Put all the ingredients in a sauce pan with water, and place it on the stove on the lowest setting. Christmas-y smells for a month! Full directions here.

2.Big potluck you need to cook for, but little time? Bake potatoes while you are away at work.

Just wrap potatoes in aluminum foil and place them in a Crock-Pot. Cook them on low for about 8 hours, and when you come back home from work, they will be done! It's also an easy way to bring baked potatoes to a holiday potluck party.

3.Making mashed potatoes or fries? Use an apple slicer to quickly cut up potatoes.

For a nice easy way to portion out your gravy or cranberry sauce or whatnot, place the leftovers in a plastic zip bag and flatten as much as possible. Make indents of the portion sizes you want with a chopstick. Now when you reheat your mashed potatoes, you can warm up the exact amount of gravy!

9.You're probably going to wrap some presents this season, so why not make your own gift bows?

All you need is a computer/laptop with a camera, and a fun backdrop for people to snap photos in front of! If you're really adventurous, you can make props for all your guests to pose with. Fake mustaches and big glasses are always popular. It's as easy as that!

Cut slits on the top and the bottom of the cardboard, and secure the end of the Christmas lights on one slit. Wrap the remaining length of lights around the cardboard and secure the end on the bottom slit.

13.You can store holiday candles that aren't in use inside paper towel tubes.

Okay, you've got your wine, but OH NO! You forgot to bring a corkscrew. If you have a hammer, screwdriver, and a screw, then you don't need to worry. Simply twist the screw into the cork with the screwdriver, and pop the cork out with the hammer claws. More detailed instructions here.